Most high school hockey standouts spend a year or two in junior before heading off to Division I college hockey debuts.The United States Hockey League is the top juinor circuit in the country. That league held the Phase I of its annual draft for players born in the year 2000.
UMD Softball didn’t win a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Tournament title in Jen Walter’s first season as head coach. However, there’s still a bigger prize to play for.
Duluth native C.J. Ham got a taste of the NCAA Division II football playoffs last fall as the senior helped Augustana to the school’s first post season berth since 2010.
Merely calling Marshall School sophomore Jack Burt ‘fast’ would be an understatement.
University of Minnesota Duluth Softball had a fantastic first season under head coach Jen Walter. The Bulldogs went 21–7, finishing second in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, and are in position to make the NCAA Tournament.
With May approaching, there’s only one hockey team the Northland is still watching. The Minnesota Wilderness are on to the 2nd Round of the North American Hockey League’s Robertson Cup Playoffs.
Duluth has a brand new Upper Midwest Golden Gloves boxing champion.
Grand Rapids senior Alex Adams has committed to play college hockey at the Air Force Academy.
Like Thieves in the Temple, the Minnesota Wilderness stole a game in Janesville and open up a the second weekend of the North American Hockey League playoffs tied 1-1 in the Best-of-5 series.
The ‘Haitian Temptation’ Al Sands plans to party like it’s 1999 on June 11th at Black Bear Casino in Carlton. That’s when the NABA U.S. Cruiserweight Champion will take on ‘Dangerous’ Damon Reed in one of the card’s featured bouts.
The Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association held its annual Kick it Forward soccer fair at the Duluth Heritage Sports Center Sunday. The fair included a clinic run by former United States Men’s National Team player Tony Sanneh.
Friday night was a good night for fighting. Especially for local boxers Markus ‘Hooch’ Morris and Ryan Watson, who were part of the Grand Friday Night card at Grand Casino Hinckley.
After a long regular season the Minnesota Wilderness can finally focus on defending their North American Hockey League Robertson Cup championship. The Cloquet-based club starts the playoffs this weekend on the road against the Janesville Jets.
A pair of future University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs could be picked early at the National Hockey League Draft this summer in Buffalo, N.Y.
The next edition of Friday Night Fights in Hinckley are just a few days away. A chance for fight fans to see a trio Of local talent.
Superior native Niko Bogojevic was one of ten aspiring wrestlers invited to train at World Wrestling Entertainment’s Performance Center in Orlando, Fla.
The question isn’t if University of Minnesota Duluth juniors Dominic Toninato and Carson Soucy will play pro hockey, the question is when. Both were National Hockey League draft picks, and went in to this off-season with a decision to make.
After another successful season, the University of Minnesota Duluth and Men’s Hockey Coach Scott Sandelin agreed on a four-year contract extension, that will keep Sandelin behind the Bulldog bench through the 2020–21 season.
University of Minnesota Duluth Football Coach Curt Wiese led his team through day two of Spring Practice Wednesday at Malosky Stadium.
Kasimir Kaskisuo is giving up his final two seasons of college hockey eligibility to turn professional. UMD’s Finnish goalie is headed to Canada after he signed a two year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs Monday.
Spring was in the air Monday at Malosky Stadium. So were footballs, as Curt Wiese led his Bulldogs out for the first workout Of Spring Practice 2016.
Scott Sandelin and his UMD Hockey Bulldogs have made it to Massachusetts ahead of the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s Northeast Regional in Worcester.
Kind of irionic Michigan was the team to put UMD in to the Division I NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament. After all, the Bulldogs beat Michigan for the 2011 title. The only way the schools would meet this year would be in the championship game.
There are still a couple of ways for UMD to wrap up a spot in the NCAA Division I Men’s Hockey tournament.The first, win the NCHC Frozen Faceoff and claim the automatic berth that comes with winning the conference playoff championship.The other, go 1–1 and sweat out the rest Championship Saturday and maybe Selection Sunday on the bubble.
Girls hoops may be last, when you talk about Minnesota’s State tournaments, but in Grand Rapids, it’s anything but least.
Of the eight teams remaining in Minnesota Class A Girls Basketball, a quarter are from the Northland.
March Madness; it’s what college basketball players dream of. UW-Green Bay won the Women’s Horizon League tournament last weekend, and earned a spot in the ‘Big Dance.’
A late winter storm not withstanding, the relatively mild season should mean an early start for spring prep sports. New at local schools this spring: Boys and Girls Lacrosse.
Esko was ousted in the first round of the tournament last year.
Winter prep sports are winding down. In fact, only Boys and Girls Basketball are left to play State Tournaments in Minnesota. This week, the boys hit the floor at Williams Arena and the Target Center.
When you talk State Basketball and Mountain Iron-Buhl High School, you’re normally talking girls hoops. However, MI–B’s boys are State-bound this year for the first time since 2005.
It was a heroes reception, as Hermantown welcomed back its State Championship hockey team.
Once Hermantown ended its streak of State Championship losses, the question was inevitable. No, not whether or not Hermantown will move up to Class AA, but whether or not Hermantown Head Coach Bruce Plante would make like Peyton Manning and retire a winner.
High school hockey season in Minnesota isn’t officially over until Mr. Hockey is named. The 2016 award went to Blaine forward and UMD commit Riley Tufte.
An early season workout for UMD Softball, and Head Coach Jen Walter is doing what she does best, teaching.
Early on a Thursday morning, while most students at the University of Minnesota Duluth are still sleeping, Mandy Pearson leads the Women’s Basketball team through practice. Though not over, her first season at UMD made a big impact on Pearson.
In February, as the University of Minnesota Duluth’s Women’s Hockey team continued battling for playoff position, head coach Maura Crowell, and her assistant Laura Bellamy, are looking even deeper into the future.
In Minnesota, March Madness starts with the Boys’ State High School Hockey Tournament.
Hermantown moved back in to Section 7A for hockey in 2014. The Hawks will play in their third straight 7A championship game Wednesday, seeking their third straight title and seventh straight trip to the MSHSL Boys State Hockey Tournament.
‘Golden’ Caleb Truax, one of Minnesota’s top pro boxers, was impressive as he stopped Melvin Betancourt in the 4th round over the weekend at Black Bear Casino.
The big day was finally here. Minnesota had been waiting years to host an outdoor professional game, so fans from across the State of Hockey made the trek to TCF Bank Stadium for the NHL Stadium Series game between the Minnesota Wild and Chicago Blackhakws. Among them, were many from the Northland.
In boxing last night at Black Bear Casino middleweight fighter, Caleb Truax got back in the ring for the first time since his April 24th defeat.
In two previous trips to the Girls Class A State Hockey Tournament, Proctor-Hermantown was 0–2 at the Xcel Energy Center. The Mirage will get at least two more skates at the home of the Minnesota Wild after Proctor-Hermantown beat New Prague Wednesday.
Girls hockey playoffs in Minnesota wrap up this week as the MSHSL State Tournament starts Wednesday with Class A quarterfinals. For the second time in three years, Proctor-Hermantown is the Sec. 7 champ.
Tuesday’s High School Hockey Playoff Schedule
The Wild and interim coach John Torchetti won’t be at the Xcel Energy Center for more than a week because Girls State Hockey moves in, starting February 17th.
Proctor–Hermantown and Hibbing–Chisholm will face off out on the ice for the 7A championship. If this sounds like déjà vu it’s because this is the fourth straight year these two have met in the finals.
One of the areas largest ice fishing tournaments returns to Island lake, UMD’s 15th annual Big Jig Contest
Friday night, Duluth boxer ‘The Haitian Temptation’ Al Sands got back in the win column and broke what he called “The Hinckley curse” with a 2nd round TKO of Gary Tapusoa.
Former Minnesota Mr. Hockey Avery Peterson will enroll at the University of Minnesota Duluth and join the Bulldog hockey program when the spring semester starts.
